Means for mounting doll heads on box lids



Dec. 23, 1924.

C. HARRIS ET AL MEANS FOR MOUNTING DOLL HEADS ON BOX LIDS Patented Dec.23, 1924.

CHARLES HARRIS, -OF CHICAGO, IIQLINQIS, yAND MARTI-N A. KATZ, OF OHIO.

MEANS FOR MOUN.'JIflYKr,A DOLL HEADS ON BOX .L'ID.S.

Application led Pecelaber. 17, l1922-3: Selill Ne @8110,65

able lid or cover7 and vconnnoiily known as boudoir boxes, and used asreceptacles for jewelery, hair-ornaments, lliaiidlrereliiets, smallpowder-boxes .and the like.'

Many 0f. the botes ett/l1@ above named type and to which our inventionrelates7 are elaborately trimmed."inside with satin or other suitablemateri'ah and outside with velveteen, velvet,I )lush or the like,and'have their outer walls .ClCQlfated withisilvei' and gold coloredmetal lace, while their lids are covered with shirred `material ofdesired color and quality and ornamented with the bust-heads ef. dellepeellelleflais. lf. lli@ latter were seated on the upper Vsurface of`the box lid and Surrounded by the lufliyi` and t@ all` arrefirancee-ir: mila-ted shrred. material Vwhich risesand islocated vdireetlybeneath the hands VVandarms oit'the dolls which are extended "forwardlyh'oril Zontally from the elbows 0f eaeh.

To obtain and maintain'the desired'effect of presenting the bust-headsof the dolls as it they were seated on'the box lids inthe midst of ltheapparently air inflated shirred material, a considerable amount ofiilling, such as cotton batting, or the like, mustbe inserted betweenthe'boX lid andtheshirred material which elevates the latterto such Yanextent that if the bustof the doll head were mounted directly on the lidinthe midst of the shirred material7 the latter would cover the arms andhands and thus the desired eiliect in appearance would be spoiled.

The dolly heads used in the manufaeture of ornamental boxes of the classto which our invention pertains, are of the type known. as bust-heads;7in contra-distinction to that type offdoll heads which terminate aslight distance below the juncture of the neel; and shoulders, and .havelittle .if auf; portion of thev bustgeonnectedthereto; i

@die el' the! desde el' olif lli'velltioln is., Sli@ provision of.simple and `eilieient Ainyeaigis. toi' mounting. and securing dellheadson the lds OfbOXeS'lliSuC-ll a way that. tha/vill not 5e- CQmedsarrange'tl or' dsloeated when" he lids are openedor reinov dfrom thevb'eXesQ #leather Qbjl' iS. t0 Fronde menne' there by a doll head maybe,mounted andisecured on the lid of abox in a irm and Seeure inannel?7Lyet, so that it will be properly positioned above. an ornamentalyCyering"of'the lid, when said coveringiis maintained'at a distance abovethe lid. u 4

Other objects and advantages of the in vention will become appareutfronitheI iol-- lowing description and 'enijpl'anatioii i In the-accompanying'drawings, which ser-ve .to illustrate 211.1" fiibadment ofthe nvgnytqns; Fig.V 1 is a face view. of an ornalinental'bonY withdollhead mountedon'the lidtliereot' according to our invention.

Fia? 2 is a view .Partly in setion and partly in elevation talgeifonliiie of: Fig. l lookingfin thedireetion indicatedby the arrows.

Fig. 3 a seetional .view taken on line of andi i Fig. 4 fbottom planriewtaken on line of Fig-2.-r i

Qqrresponding numerals of `reference refer to like parts `thiiug outthedilierent viewsfgo the drawing; i d

The reference niiineral -5 V designates as a whole a'boieo'r receptaclewhieliL maybe ot any desired shape butin the present inst-ance is-,shownas being of (an elongated*rectangularform; lllhisvbozg may have itsouter 'wall's ornamented in any ldesired way and has its lid 6 coveredwith upwardly extended shirred material which materiall may be securedto the edges of the lid ,6 by means of glue or otherwise. They shirredmaterial 7 is maintained in its elevated positiony to present theappearance ofbeingair inflated and in flutfs,V by means of filling 8 ofcotton battingor other suitable material employed as a packing betweenthe upper surfaceot' the lid 6 andthe piece oiy material which isshirred as before'statedand as will be readily understood by referenceto Fig. l of the drawing. Mounted on the upper surmounted on the uppersurface of the. supvated position porting block 9. The base 'or lowerportion of the bust 11 has extended vertically thereiiito the upper endsof a plurality of slightly ductile wires 13 which are permanentlysecured in the bust in spaced relation to one another in such a way thatthey will register with or can be readily extended through the openings10 in' the supporting block employed to support the doll head in aneleso that the arms 14- a'nd hands 15 may be extended forwardly justabove the shirred material, as will be readily understood by referenceto Figs. 1 and 2' of the drawing. y

It will be understood that the doll head is extended throughl theshirred material 7 and the figure may have its shoulders and breastsuitably draped and its head covered withv a wig of a suitable kind. Thelid 6 is provided with a number of openings 16 at proper pointstoregister with the openings 10 in the supporting block so that thewires 13 lcanr be extended through saidfopenings and intertwisted as at17in Figs. l2 and 4 of the drawing, in which views it'will be seen 'thatthelower portions of the wires13` are extended to a central pointbetw'eenthe openi ings 10 and are then twisted together, whicharrangement will firmly secure the bust of the doll head yon the: uppersurface of the supporting block and also said supporting block firmly tothe lid of the box. y. y

On the lower surface of the lid 6, a sheet 18 of any suitable materialmay be suitably;

secured thereto and between said sheet. and

' the lower surface of the box lid, filling or packing 19 of anysuitable kind may be employed from the manifest wires 13 willbeconcealed.

lid, by which arrangement it is Secured to the upper surface of the 6 bymeans of cement or gluey is the lower portion ofl a. band or strip 20 ofstrong material such as canvas, which 'is extended around the supportingblock as well as around the lower portion of the bust 11 and secured tosaid block and bust by means of glue or' otherwise. This band isemployed to reinforce the connections between the bust"y firmly securingthe and the lid, thereby more doll head in position. By making the sup-10 which are arranged sub-v to hold the sheet 18 at a distance that thetwisted` portion of the` "upper ends in the porting block 9 of cork,which is preferably used, and by employing the flexible band 20, it ismanifest that a limited degree of resiliency will be afforded to thesupport for the doll head, thereby reducing the liability of itsbreakage.

To prevent the wires 13 being pulled through the lid 6 when the same ismade of cardboard, a sheet 20a of libre or any suitable 1. In a deviceofthe class described, the

combination with the lid of a box having a plurality of spaced openingsin its middle portion, of a block mounted thereon and provided with aplurality of openingsl adapted to register with those of said lid, -abust doll head mounted on said block, and a plurality of wires fixed attheir upper ends in the base. of the bust of said head and extendi edthrough said openings in the block and lid and intertwisted below thelatter.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with the lid of abox having a plurality of spaced openings in its middle portion,provided with a [plurality of openings adapted to register with those ofsaid lid, a bust Adoll head mounted on said block, a plurality of wiresfixed at their upper ends in the base of the bust of saidhead andextendedthrough said openings'in the block and lid and intertwistedbelow the latter, f

and a re-enforcing band secured. around the lower portion of. block andat its lower edge to the lid.

3. In a deviceof theclass described, the combinationl with the lid blockVmounted, thereon at about its middle portion, a bust doll head, mountedon said block, a plurality head and extended through `said block and lidand twisted together below the lid, re-

enforcing means uniting said bust, block and ylid and an fornamentalcovering mounted on and maintained at a distance endof said block.

of a block mounted thereon and the bust and around said of a box, ofaVof wiresfixed at their. base ofthe bust of said 5 above saidk lid, saidcovering surrounding vthe bust of the head just above thej upper

